English noun: fertilizer | |||
1. | fertilizer (substance) any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile | ||
Synonyms | fertiliser, plant food | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical, chemical substance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | organic, organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer | ||
Substance holonym | ammonium nitrate, niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, soda niter, sodium nitrate | ||